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Note — Buy Ableton Live 8 between November 4, 2009 and January 15, 2010 for only $399USD.

Ableton Suite 8 is also available with more tools and sounds; a demo can be downloaded here (484MB).

DESCRIPTION
Ableton Live is about making music; for composition, songwriting, recording, production, remixing and live performance. Live's nonlinear, intuitive flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live performers. If you'd rather be "making music" than just "using music software," Ableton Live is for you. Live 8, the latest version, includes a wealth of new techniques and improvements with a new groove engine, revamped warping, live looping, new effects, crossfades in the Arrangement View and a reworked MIDI editor.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 8.0.9:

Improvements:

  • Updated manuals
  • Updated Help Pages

Bugfixes:

  • Surface controller support for the Oxygen 3rd generation
  • Using the Axiom Pro as controller surface would not work properly with certain effects and instruments
  • Under certain conditions, a volume automation would not work properly [6005]
  • The mouse handling of certain Sampler parameters would not work properly [5961]

REQUIREMENTS
  • Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later
  • 1.25GHz G4/G5/Intel or faster (Intel recommended)
  • 1GB RAM (2GB recommended).

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Developer:Ableton AG
Downloads:21,641
  - Version d/l:723
Multimedia & Design:Audio
License:Demo
Date:07 Nov 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$449.00
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Nov 6 2009
*****

JOHN MALIS  Version 8.0.8 fixes some issues I had with my Akai APC40.

Finally we have a stable and usable version.

Tops.  
(Version 8.0.8)

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Sep 15 2009

LANDI TRANCE  That's wonderful , thank you very much .   
(Version 8.0.5)

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Sep 6 2009
*****

XK13  This is the best app ever!

It is the most versatile program for producing any kind of music and they have a really good and fast support.  
(Version 8.0.4)

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Aug 18 2009
*****

JILL PAT  For me this is clearly the best DAW ever made.

Interface is very intuitive ones you are used to it.

TOP  
(Version 8.0.4)

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Jun 17 2009
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THREEDEE912  The Photoshop of audio. Not much else to say. Lots of great features, but you have to know what you are doing to get the most out of it.  
(Version 8.0.4)

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Apr 3 2009

KILLER KLOWN KAR  Been waiting awhile for this. Bought the Suite 8 yesterday, will install and config this weekend. All I can say is very rarely does something come along that changes a paradigm, Live has done that. On the Mac the "competition" is Logic of course. But to me Live sounds better (Logic always sounds "squashed" to me) and has a much more fluid way of creation. Incredibly good and worth every penny.   
(Version 8.0.1)

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Oct 1 2006
*****

JPINNIX  Powerful and easy to use. I own Logic and Reason too, but Live is the one I use the most.  
(Version 6.0.1)

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Feb 27 2005
****½

AJ  What can't be said about Live?

its perhaps the most versatile application for producing, performing, remixing, and even DJing music in the last 5 years.

and its only going to get better.

4.1 includes the new "Operator" FM Synth.

to describe Operator in a word: Powerful.  
(Version 4.1)

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Jan 21 2005

ANONYMOUS  Able Live 4.1 Release Notes:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15812  
(Version 4.1)

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Nov 24 2004
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STANLEE  use audio any way you want:  
(Version 4.0.4)

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